Chelsea beachfront boat shed and side-by-side properties set for sale

A BEACHFRONT boat shed on the Chelesea shoreline is set to draw locals to the waterfront, despite a forecast for showers.

The bright blue and yellow boat shed 1332 on Chelsea beach will go under the hammer at 1.30pm.

And there’s scope it could become part of a rare boat shed and big block package deal, with two side-by-side properties around the corner and just steps from the Chelsea shoreline set to go under the hammer just half an hour earlier.

The properties at 11 and 15 Wimborne Ave and the boat shed were a rare combination currently owned by the same person, according to Barry Plant Mordialloc director Michael Care.

He added that the boat shed in particular had caught the eye of locals.

“It’s a classic beach box, right on the sand, and so few of these ever come up,” Mr Care said.

“There’s been a lot of interest in the beach box from local families.”

Mr Care said the boat shed has been owned by the vendor for more than 20 years, along with the two properties around the corner.

These Wimborne Ave properties have also attracted a strong response, Mr Care said.

“We’ve had interest from a number of different buyers — developers, owner-occupiers and families,” he said.

Mr Care said the properties had potential for multiple options, including a new luxury townhouse development or one substantial family home across both blocks, or a new family home on each.

“It’s a great spot, close to the water and has the potential for views,” he said.

11 and 15 Wimborne Ave offer a combined total land size of 1403sq m close to Chelsea shops and beach.

The properties are three doors from the water and in General Residential Zone 2.

Totalling 1403sq m, they offer a joint frontage of 30.5m. They are almost identical in size, with one measuring 700sq m and the other 703sq m.

Mr Care said because the blocks were similar and being sold by one owner, the auction process will offer buyers the option to snap up both.

“We are offering one block for sale, and the purchaser of that block has the exclusive right to purchase the second block at the same per-square-metre rate as the first, within fifteen minutes,” he said.

“If not, we’ll offer it up for auction too.”

Boat shed 1332 on Chelsea beach will offer City of Kingston residents a rare opportunity, too.

Mr Care said a separate auction for the beach box will follow.

“It’s a separate listing, but because the owners happen to have the beach box as well it will be auctioned after,” he said.

Mr Care said a lucky buyer could potentially net the two blocks and the boat shed, with the possibility to build a bay-view mansion with a beach box around the corner.

“It’s really just at the end of the street,” he said.

Only City of Kingston ratepayers were eligible to purchase the boat shed, Mr Care added.

One of the current houses at 11 Wimborne Ave.

And Mr Care said while most buyers had a mind to bring the Wimborne Ave properties to their full potential, each was completely liveable as is.

“They are also rented out for good rental income as well, so there doesn’t have to be development straight away,” he said.

The median house price in Chelsea is $825,000 as of December 2016, according to CoreLogic.

This figure reflected an increase across the previous 12 months of 22 per cent, the highest of any City of Kingston suburb in that time.

The auction for 11 and 15 Wimborne Ave, Chelsea is scheduled for Saturday, March 25 at 1pm, with the boat shed to be auctioned separately straight after.

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